Which of the following are primarily zoonoses?a. tularemia b. salmonellosis c. shigellosis f. bubonic plague d. brucellosis e. pasteurellosis

Compare and contrast the virulence factors associated with Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. Which of these agents is the most difficult to treat. Explain your answer

1. A. Define “epidemic”.B. Define “pandemic”. C. Have any pandemics occurred since the 1918 pandemic? If so, name and date them.2. A. Why was the flu pandemic of 1918-19 called the “Spanish flu”?B. Why did some people refer to this flu pandemic as the “swine flu”? 3. Describe how the flu pandemic originated (Where? When? How?).4. A. Which population group was most at risk for becoming infected? Choose one: babies/infants OR kids 2-18 OR 20-40 years OR 40 – 60 years OR older than 60 (elderly)B. Do scientists know why this specific age group was prone to infection and illness? Explain your answer.5. There were 3 “waves” of the flu during 1918-1919. Describe what a pandemic “wave” is and what causes it.6. What is the most likely means by which the Spanish flu was transmitted from one person to another?7. Describe the role that World War I play in the spread of the flu virus and efforts to contain it.8. How did the Spanish flu become a pandemic? Describe 3 ways in which the virus was…

The pathogen Neisseria meningitidis has the nickname "the meningococcus". What is meningococcemia?   A. The presence in the blood of any coccus that can cause meningitis.   B. N. meningitidis in the bloodstream.   C. It is the same as pneumococcemia.